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| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @tlcocks wrote: I won’t go into how much better (again) studio mastering analog ideally with a hardwire bypass sounds compared to DSP. Read the whole thread. This war was fought already. It’s actually a great thread. Go back and read if if you’r... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system "Equalizing" is typically thought of as more or less elaborative tone controls as an extra measure on top of preconfigured passive speakers, and being able to attenuate a usually limited range of frequency bands. The rub mostly centers on the "ext... | |
| Passive subwoofer amps help! @mijostyn wrote: Funny you should mention the K2. They were the last Crown amps I will ever own. Their control over big sub drivers with high BL products was terrible. I think it was the back EMF that destroyed one of mine, the other went in the... | |
| Passive subwoofer amps help! @mijostyn wrote: I do not like Crown amps. I have had them twice and both times they were unsatisfactory. I’ve previously used Crown’s Macro Tech class A/B series for subs duties for a short while, and found them to be very good amps (not only... | |
| Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System? @12many wrote: Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System? I would say most tracks are very much listenable on my setup. It wasn’t until I went fully active that resolution and transparency combined into a sonic balance of being both highly i... | |
| Soundstage and image height, does it exist? @richopp wrote: … what I do know is that when Jim Winey decided to make Magnepan speakers 6' high, the listener was treated to a source that more closely mimicked the experience of being at a live concert. The "sound stage" of a concert is the ... | |
| Worst Speakers Ever?? The Cerwin Vega CLS-215’s were actually very decent speakers with a rather effortless and relative natural overall sound/tone combined with good physicality, scale and fullness - very important core traits in sound reproduction at that - and at th... | |
| Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker? @joelepo wrote: I have a McIntosh 402, rated 400 watts continuous per channel. If I use it to drive a pair of Klipshorns or LaScala [specified to handle 100 watts continuous] or similar high-efficiency speakers, do I risk damage to such speakers... | |
| 300B SET Amp driving Wilson Sabrinas @mijostyn -- What’s the weighting used relative to your SPL-measurements? A question aimed at everyone, really, just to get a bearing. Many if not most may use A-weighting "default," but with B or C-weighting and substantially less LF-attenuati... | |
| Am I right for this forum? @deep_333 wrote: In the 90s and the ’00s, I used to buy the most expensive speakers out there. I just didn’t know enough. I used to have one of the original Wilson Wamms, TAD Reference, the top JBL, etc. As I become knowledgeable, I was starti... | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @lonemountain wrote: Asking the question "What is efficient enough?" brings up mutiple challenges. the first being hardly anyone listens much over 90dB SPL! Brad, As you’re no doubt aware of, comparing lower efficiency speakers with true high... | |
| Geddes multiple subwoofer method - 3 subs vice 4 @deep_333 wrote: appreciate the info you provided....I have a couple of rooms in my basement for audio (no WAF issues), 1 for multichannel and the other room for stereo. Size of speakers and subs is not an issue (bigger the better). Interestin... | |
| Geddes multiple subwoofer method - 3 subs vice 4 @deep_333 wrote: What horn subwoofers do you use? DIY? or something else? I might be interested in getting one. They’re the tapped horn principle, DIY and called MicroWrecker (a sibling to the LilWrecker tapped horn, which has a 5Hz lower tune... | |
| Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood? @aphilc -- Based on your OP and assumed preferences I’d go for a pair of Sound Labs Majestic 545 or 745’s. Yes, they’re above your budget, but as they say: whatever you do, do it for real. | |
| Geddes multiple subwoofer method - 3 subs vice 4 @rauliruegas wrote: In general I like the immediacy of the MUSIC reproduced sound that’s a main live MUSIC characteristic. +1 One " but " on horns ( at least to me ) is that I don’t like its reproduced sound seated at near field position ( s... |